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Barbara Ryan has not been lucky in love. She was dumped by her stepbrother for a jewelry thief who reminded him of his ex-wife, and later she dumped him for [...]

Profiles of nine celebrities who have become wealthy through their careers are presented. The celebrities, singers Jewel, Chris Kirkpatrick and Shania Twain, actors Sarah Jessica Parker, Jim Carrey, Hilary Swank, Demi Moore and Mark Wahlberg and British author J.K. Rowling, all rose above their poor childhoods to achieve their success.

Author Joe Manning wrote 'Steeples' after making 250 trips from his home in Connecticut to North Adams, MA. His second book about the city, 'Disappearing into North Adams,' further portrays the city and its history.

The author describes brief relationships he has had with more famous authors. These include Stephen Spender, C. S. Lewis, J. R. Ackerley, Theodore Roethke, and W. H. Auden.

Author Patrick Dennis, who produced the character Mame in his 1955 book Auntie Mame, is discussed. His life was nearly as colourful as this character as a biography to be released in November 2000 will reveal.

The lives and works of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are recounted with its rich imagery and subtle nuances. These fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, originally written in the 1800's have had lasting effect are still held in high regard.

Ben Affleck is a college dropout who become suddenly famous after he an Matt Damon wrote and starred in 'Good Will Hunting' in 1997. The 27 year old actor is now offered up to $12 million per movie. He remains a 'guy' even after acquiring a home in the Hollywood Hills, a Tribeca Loft and five motorcycles. He literally knocked himself out in his upcoming movie 'Reindeer Games.'

Welty is widely considered to be one of America's most accomplished writers. The author of three novels, five short story collections, two novellas, and several other books including an acclaimed memoir, the 90-year-old literary icon still lives in her childhood home in Jackson, MS.

'I have a bone to pick with you,' the small man with a white beard says, touching my arm. The statement, delivered with great solemnity, comes during a break at [...]

Six novelists, including Pat Conroy, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Jayne Anne Phillips, detail the reasons and motivations for writing. Reasons given include a predisposition to write, a need to entertain, and a need to chronicle latent and unnoticed events in life.

Authors such as A. Manette Ansay, Colson Whitehead, and Josip Novakovich are examples of a new breed of writers who have carried on the works of storytellers of past generations. The writers tackle issues of race, violence, and homosexuality in their works.

A woman author recounts her experience of having a romantic relationship with reclusive author J.D. salinger as an 18-year-old in 1972. The former Yale freshman immediately became famous after a provocative article published in the New York Time Magazine in the same year.

Author Tom Wolfe, who gained prominence for novels such as 'The Right Stuff,' 'Radical Chic,', and 'The Bonfire of the Vanities,' has completed his latest novel in 11 years. The novel, entitled, 'A Man in Full,' focuses on Southern real estate developer and ex-football player.

IF A BEARER OF TRUE ENLIGHTENMENT arrived among us, what would he leave on your voice mail? Perhaps something like this: 'Listen, this is Deepak. I just had a funny [...]

For more than forty years, J. D. Salinger has lived in self-exile behind a Wall of Silence, an enigma in a celebrity culture. Now, by allowing the reissue of his [...]

Schiller was an OJ Simpson adviser and was behind the Simpson book 'I Want to Tell You.' Schiller's career as a writer and photographer is discussed, along with his ability to find controversy and profit from it. His new book is 'American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense.'

A nurse's aide recalls the time in 1984 when she got a job in the Brooklin, ME, home of the author E.B. White, then 85 years old and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Most of her job consisted of her reading to him, including highly emotional times for both when she read from his work.

Author Gore Vidal's new book continues his literary assault on Christianity, which he started in his 1964 novel 'Julian.' He spends half of his time now in Italy with his 43-year companion Howard Austen. He is pessimistic about the future of democracy in the US.

Carol Matthau's long and devoted marriage to her husband Walter is only one chapter of a long and eventful life among famous authors and celebrities. Twice married to William Saroyan and best friend of Gloria Vanderbilt, she is ready to discuss her 'fairy-tale' life in her forthcoming autobiography.

Redmond O'Hanlon is a renowned travel writer in England. He has written about his exploits in Africa, Borneo and South America in a light and humorous style.

Talese has written a new book, 'Unto the Sons,' about Italian Americans. While writing 'Thy Neighbor's Wife,' he almost destroyed his marriage, reputation and friendships. Biographical information is included.

THE CONTINUING SAGAS OF JAMES A. MICHENER At the age of 83, the prolific author of 40 books still has a permanent reservation at the top of the bestseller lists. [...]

Australian Mark Brandon Read, who learned to read and write in prison, has made a sizable income from writing 10 Chopper books about crimes he may or may not have committed. The distinction between truth and fiction in his writings is often unclear.

Pulitzer prize winning writer David Halberstam has a definite dedication to his craft and spends his summers in Nantucket.

In a village that I visited in Madagascar, the kids play a game that's a lot like tag. Whoever is 'it' chases the other players, but instead of simply 'tagging' [...]

The background and writing career of New Zealander Stephanie Dowrick are discussed. The influences on her life and her philosophy and beliefs espoused in her books and novels are explored.

Gardner McKay returns to popular culture with a new book and a new lease on life.

Author Roy Blount Jr and professor John Shelton Reed, both Southerners, both try to correct the simplistic notions about the South. Contrary to people's assumptions, Blount grew up in Decatur, GA. Reed started writing to correct the misconceptions of people about the South.

Author and journalist David Halberstam has received acclaim for his works which include 'The Best and the Brightest' and 'The Powers That Be.' The Pulitzer prize-winning author tackles the issue of civil rights in his latest book, 'The Children.'

George Plimpton's oral biography entitled 'Truman Capote' presents a revealing story regarding the success and downfall of a literary genius. Some of its revelations include some unrealism in Capote's most celebrated novel entitled 'In Cold Blood'.

A writer shares his experience searching for Nelle Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, who also happens to come from the author's hometown, Monroeville, AL. His search ended when he finished his own novel and Harper Lee praised his good work through a letter.

Screenplay writer Budd Schulberg has reappeared after a period of hibernation from the hollywood scene. After a period of not being able to sell his screenplays, the writer is revising and updating the screenplay of 'A Face in the Crowd' for Goldberg and Warner Bros.

Tom Clancy's 'ultimate dream home' looms like a fortress against the azure sky, steep cliffs, and rocky beach along the Chesapeake Bay in Prince Frederick, Maryland. It is a place [...]

A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go Thirty years after the fact, Barbara Walters [...]

The Read Aloud Australia policy, based on the advice of children's author Mem Fox, announced by labor leader Mark Latham, at the party's national conference, pleased her so much that she could barely stop smiling even though she hates political parties. She recalls having learnt to write by drawing letters in dust outside her home in Rhodesia now Zimbabwe.

When was the last time your 10-year-old eagerly read an 870-page book? It sure beats playing videogames like Grand Theft Auto Vice City. C.W. Bush = Saddam's alive, the Mideast [...]

My heart soared like a hawk when I read the recent study which recommended eating at least a clove of garlic a day. Apparently this treatment, along with plenty of [...]

Byline: Julie Scelfo The threat many American teenagers fear most is not Saddam Hussein, but a schoolyard bully. According to the National Crime Prevention Council, six out of 10 American [...]

T. S. Eliot's sex life. Do we really want to go there? It is a sad and desolate place. Eliot was twenty-six and, almost certainly, a frustrated virgin when, in [...]

Ethan Hawke is constantly playing with something -- the snaps on his favourite western shirt, the pen in his pocket, the pendant around his neck, even the water dripping from [...]

Linda Simon is professor of English at Skidmore College and a frequent contributor to The World & I. The author of Genuine Reality: A Life of William James (Harcourt Brace, [...]